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m rrmn ILPETERS, FIIOTO-LITMOGRAPNER, WASHINGTON. D. C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ELIJAH O. BARTON, OF EAST HAMPTON, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO HIM- SELF, HORATIO H. ABBE, EZRA G. GONE, AND AUGUSTUS H. OONKLIN,

OF SAME PLACE.

B E L L TOY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 235,405, dated December 14, 1880.

Application filed May14,18B0. (Model) To all whom tt may concern v Be it known that I, ELIJAH G. BARTON, of East Hampton, in the county of Middlesex and State of Connecticut have invented oer tain new and useful Improvements in Bell Toys, of which the following is a specification.

The invention consists, principally, in producing sounds in a bell or bells for toys and other purposes by means of oscillating mech- IQ anism, as hereinafter set forth.

In carrying out my invention for general purposes I employ one or more clappers or tongues of different lengths, hung at suitable distances apart, and suspended from a cross- 1 bar supported by a rod which extends through the center of the bell. This cross-bar may be properly secured tothe rod insidel'the bell or above the bell, as may be desired.

Several modifications are shown in the drawings, all of which are hereinafter described.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of a fourwhee1ed toy havin g my improvement. Fig. 2 is an under view of the same, showing the mechanism for oper- 2 5 atin g the clappers or tongues of the bell. Fig. 3 is a vertical section of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a sectional elevation of a modification of my invention, showing it applied to two bells. Fig. 5 is a sectional elevation of another modifica- 39 tion, showing a series of clappers or tongues supported by a spider on top of the bell. Fig.

6 is a sectional elevation of a third modification, showing the clappers or tongues supported by a cross-bar within the bell.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

I will now proceed to describe my invention as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3.

A designates a four-wheeled vehicle, having 0 a platform, B, in this instance, made to resemble a turtle.

G designates asemi-spherieal bell, resting on the platform B, and held in place by means of a rod, to, which extends through the center 5 of the bell G, and is connected or formed with a rod, 0/, which projects upwardly and partly through the platform B. The upper end of the rod to screws into afigure, as of a clown, c, which rests on the bell 0. That portion of the rod to which is below the platform is bent l horizontally from the body, and from each foot is suspended a clapper or tongue, d d.

The operation is as follows: When the wheels of the vehicle are revolved in either direction the front wheels impart an oscillating motion to the figure c in a horizontal plane by means of the axle b, crank-shaft b, and rods 0, a, and a, so that the clappers or tongues d d move in arcs of a circle in opposite directions, striking the bell O at each end of the distance they travel.

The several parts of this toy are made of metal, but any jother material which would answer the same purpose could be used.

The operation and construction of the modification of my invention shown in Fig. 4 is the same as hereinabove described in reference to Figs. 1,2, and 3, with the exception that two semi-spherical bells, O, are shown, one

above the other, and one of the clappers or tongues d strikes the lower bell, and the other the upper bell, so as to produce a chime.

Fig. 5 shows another modification of my invention, in which two semi-spherical bells, O C, are shown interlocking together, and a rod, G, screw-threaded at each end, extends through the center, so that it may be secured to a platform and operated in the same manner as hereinbefore described. In this instance a series of clappers or tongues, d, are shown suspended from a spider-like frame, F, which is supported on top by the bell and connected to the rod G in such manner that it revolves with the rod and carries the tongues or clappers with it. These tongues or clappers are hung so that one will strike the upper bell, the next the lower bell, and so on, producing a harmonious chime.

Fig. 6 shows another modification, in which the clappers or tongues are shown suspended within the bell from a cross-bar fitted in a sleeve on the rod.

This invention may be applied to call-bells, sleigh-bells, and the like, as well as to toys.

The chief advantage of this invention is the mo novel method of ringing a bell b means of! an oscillating motion imparted to the clappers or tongues.

In its application to toys it has many advantages, as the bell will always ring, no matter whether the toy is moved forward or backward, and conical tigures may be advantageously employed as supports for the clappt-rs or tongues, thereby adding to the general efl'ect and pleasing appearance of the article. It may also be applied to two or three wheeled vehicles as well as to vehicles having a greater number of wheels. Instead of two clappers, one may be used.

What 1 claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In combination with a bell, one or more clappers or tongues supported either within or above the bell by means of a cross-bar or l 20 other suitable device connected to a looselyfitting rod extending through the bell and I adapted to impart an oscillating motion to the clappers or tongues, substantially as set forth, and for the purposes described.

:2. In a wheeled bell toy, the arrangement of a figure, as of a clown, resting on a bell above a platform, and adapted to support one or more clappers or tongues for sounding the bell by means of a loosely-fitting rod, one end of which is fastened to said figure, the other being connected to and revolving with the axle of the toy, substantially as specified.

3. The combination, in a bell toy, of the vehicle A, having the platform B, the bell C, and figure r, carrying the clappers or tongues d d, with the rods to, a, and r, crank-shaft b, and axle 1), operating as described, and for the purposes set forth.

ELIJAH C. BARTON.

\Vitnesses:

CLARK WATRoUs, GEORGE II. WHITE. 

